Space, the final frontier. But as any good frontiersman knows, you can’t explore on an empty stomach. Eventually, then, we will have to grow food in space for astronauts to dine on — but what should … [+5668 chars]
Agile, flying robots are already playing an important role in a number of sectors and applications, including data gathering, search and rescue, crop surveillance, and forest fire management. However… [+4833 chars]
Artemis I is scheduled to launch on an unmanned mission to orbit the moon on Aug. 29. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) NASA has identified 13 possible landing sit… [+3210 chars]
Aug 22 2022Reviewed by Alex Smith Metallic glass is a significantly advanced alloy with potential for numerous engineering uses. In many ways, it resembles a solid form due to its exquisite metal ap… [+3082 chars]
A team of researchers at Iowa State University has found that it may be possible to grow alfalfa successfully on Mars. The group has written a paper describing their work and have published it on the… [+2860 chars]
A ravenous bat, a group of elephants seeking shelter and a bubble-breathing lizard are just some of the photos in an amazing showcase of natures wonderful creatures unveiled in this years BMC image c… [+4889 chars]
In ecology, a forest is a well-known example of a biomean ecosystem of plants and animals that corresponds to a specific regional climate helping each other. But did you know that the human mouth has… [+4204 chars]
Thirty years ago, researchers discovered the first ever exoplanets — planets outside our solar system. The planets were orbiting a pulsar, a type of neutron star, one of the most extreme objects in t… [+4093 chars]
Scientists say that their attempts to find exoplanets that could host life — basically, another Earth — could be obscured by what they refer to as planetary “photobombers,” which could dramatically a… [+3836 chars]
If youve ever imagined naming a celestial body, the International Astronomical Union has a contest for you. >> Read more trending news With the recent discovery of previously unseen exoplanet… [+1968 chars]
NASA will test new science equipment for future missions with a sounding rocket launch August 22 from its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Sporadic-E ElectroDynamics Demonstration mission, o… [+3859 chars]
Obscured by a cloud: the bottom panel shows a time series of the expected ~400-day pulsation in the brightness of Betelgeuse (blue dashes) as well as the measured brightness (orange line). The top pa… [+5774 chars]
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